Temporary appointment: Education Officer (ECD), NO-2, #102705, Mozambique (open to Mozambican nationals only)

The incumbent will provide technical assistance and support in implementation of UNICEF supported early learning and ECD projects and activities of the Ministry of Education and partners.

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

For every child, Early Childhood Development

UNICEF and partners in support to the Government of Mozambique are committed to address key challenges faced by children and women and help them fully realize their full  rights.  Those challenges include high vulnerability to poverty, high level of chronic malnutrition, high rates of child marriage and low access to quality social services. UNICEF is fully committed to guarantee the survival, development, protection and participation of Mozambican children.  

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How can you make a difference?

You will provide technical assistance and support in implementation of UNICEF supported early learning and ECD projects and activities of the Ministry of Education and partners.

More specifically, you will:

• Work closely with Government and partners at the national and province/district levels to ensure timely, effective and efficient planning and implementation of programme activities.
• Collect accurate information/data including provision of gender/sex disaggregated data and ensure relevant documents are made available in a timely manner to support situation analysis, sectoral inputs and reporting.
• Facilitate implementation of selected key-activities from the Annual Work Plan to ensure planned results are achieved through technical support and regular monitoring/follow-up with relevant partners.
• Develop and maintain effective partnership and networking relationships for advocacy, technical coordination, and information sharing and knowledge management.
• Ensure up-to-date programme information is available and reports prepared and shared with relevant stakeholders when required in order to support the programme through the effective implementation.
• Participate in joint monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews with government and other counterparts to assess progress and to determine the required action/interventions to achieve results. You will also contribute to ECD in emergency preparedness and response including the facilitation of preparations, planning and delivery of a training on ECD-in-emergencies for local actors.

As an advocate for every child you will have…

• A University Degree in Education or Social Science.
• A minimum of two years professional work experience in the areas of planning, programme management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of education and related social science fields.
• Good knowledge and understanding about ECD and new developments in ECD, and experience in the implementation of ECD related projects in the field.
• Experience working in/for/with UN systems or NGO is an asset.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese is required with strong communication and analytical skills. Knowledge of the local language/s is an asset. 

For every Child, you demonstrate…

Our core values of Commitment, Diversity, and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People, and Drive for Results, as well as functional competencies in Relating and networking, Applying technical expertise, Analyzing, Planning and organizing, Learning and Researching.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.